Jaguar Tales

Hello, Jaguar Family.

This week was shorter due to the additional snow day; however, our students demonstrated impressive dedication in completing the i-Ready reading diagnostic. This assessment will customize their learning pathways in i-Ready to reflect their current progress. Next week, we have additional testing scheduled that will provide insight into student performance and enable us to make necessary instructional adjustments to better support their needs. Information about the upcoming testing can be found below.

Please remember that there is no school on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Our staff will be engaged in professional learning and planning. The Spring semester is often packed with events, testing, and it all goes very quickly. This is one of the last opportunities our staff has to plan for the rest of the year, so it's a big one. We don't often have Wednesdays off, so we don't want this one to catch anyone by surprise. Classes will resume on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

See you next week. Go Jags!

Larissa Ortiz

Cedar Valley Middle School Principal

Larissa_ortiz@roundrockisd.org

512-428-2307

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Please be aware of upcoming campus-wide testing.

January 27 - TTAP for Math 6-8 and STAAR Interim for Algebra 1:

Modified Bell Schedule

Testing will take place in an assigned testing room. Students will need to check the posted list to know where they will be testing. Lists will be posted in the days leading up to testing.

⭐ Students should bring fully charged chromebooks for each day of testing.

For questions about testing, please contact our Campus Testing Coordinator, Jennifer_bingham@roundrockisd.org.

Maybelle Y., a student in 8th grade, is the 2025 Cedar Valley Middle School Spelling Bee Champion. Sixth grader Sanvi T. is the runner up, followed by Priscilla C., also in sixth grade. All three will advance to the regional spelling bee in March.

Students competed in an online spelling bee in order to qualify for the in-person competition. Nineteen students advanced to the in-person rounds. The champion of the Cedar Valley Middle School Spelling Bee was determined in the 31st round, and the winning word was "chlorofluorocarbon."

Way to go, Jags! Best of luck to our top three students at the Regional Spelling Bee!

Congratulations to the following students for qualifying to compete in the Mathcounts competition in Austin on February 15th!

Top 4 competing in the Team competition are:

Priscilla C., Atri J., Anton N. and Jennifer Z.

Individual competitors are:

Yuchen L., Kushal S., Yangyang S., Guhan T., Reyansh V., Leo Y.

Alternates are:

Varenyaa S., Damin J.

Good Luck!

Cedar Valley Boys Basketball Results VS Ridgeview

• 7th grade A team lost 64 to 20. Player of the game was J. Trevino
• 7th grade B team lost 39-19. Player of the game was I. Gandhi
• 8th grade A team lost 57-39. Players of the game were E. Coronado, A. Flores, and L. Meyer
• 8th grade B team won their game with a score of 43-37. Players of the game were E. Addala, T. Olson

Cedar Valley Boys 7th grade A team has a district tournament play-in game this weekend vs Walsh @ Hopewell MS.

Both A Teams are looking forward to their final round of the District Tournament next weekend Feb 1st at Ridgeview MS.

Coming in February Home Access Center will send grade notification alerts if your student’s average class grade falls below 75. A drop in grades can signal difficulties such as learning gaps, time management struggles, or personal challenges.

Learn more about HAC grade alerts: https://roundrockisd.org/hac/home-access-center-grade-notifications/

Register for a HAC parent/guardian account https://accesscenter.roundrockisd.org/HomeAccess/Content/Register/Default2.aspx

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A partir de febrero, Home Access Center enviará alertas de notificación de calificaciones si la calificación promedio de su estudiante en clase cae por debajo de 75. Una caída en las calificaciones puede indicar dificultades como brechas de aprendizaje, dificultades para administrar el tiempo o desafíos personales.

Obtenga más información sobre las alertas de calificaciones de HAC:

https://roundrockisd.org/hac/home-access-center-grade-notifications/

Regístrese para obtener una cuenta de padre/tutor de HAC https://accesscenter.roundrockisd.org/HomeAccess/Content/Register/Default2.aspx

January 27 - McNeil HS Parent Night - Academy & Elective Fair 6:00pm - 8:00pm at MHS

January 27 - Round Rock HS Academy Night 6:00pm - 7:30pm at RRHS

January 31 - Choice Sheets Due

February 6 & 7 - High School Registration during electives at CeVMS

March (TBD) - Course Verification (HAC)

March (TBD) - Course Change Deadline

On Monday, January 27, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Round Rock High School invites current 8th and 9th grade students and their parents to learn about the many varied programs of study offered at RRHS at our annual Academy Night.

Teachers and students will be available in the Main Gym to share information about the following programs of study and academy-related clubs:

Animation

Automotive Technology

Band

Biomedical Sciences

Business Management

Choir

Computer Science

Culinary Arts

Cybersecurity

Dance

Drone Aviation

Education and Training

Engineering

Counselors will be available in the 1100 Lecture Hall to answer questions during this time.

Our A+ Credit Union branch will also be open, so stop by and find out about opening an account for you and your student.

We look forward to seeing you on January 27th between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. In the meantime, feel free to check out our site here to learn more about these programs in preparation for Academy Night!

Mandatory Cheer and Mascot Tryout Information Meetings to be held on February 5th (strongly recommended to attend this one) and February 13th (make-up meeting) from 6-8 pm. You only need to attend ONE of the meetings.

Meetings are held in the cafeteria of your feeder High School Campus. Please attend the location you will be trying out for.

***Candidate AND Parent/Guardian must attend together

***NO ACCESS AFTER 6:30 PM!

As high school information is shared from the high schools it will be included here (ex: presentations). If you have specific questions about any of the programs or information shared, please reach out to the high school directly.

MHS IB Information

MHS Advanced Academics Parent Night

Spiritwear is now available to purchase through our online store! You can place an order anytime and it will be delivered to your child's advisory class within a few days!

Check out our new shirt design for the 2023/2024 school year! The shirt was designed by an eighth grade art student at Cedar Valley! Help support our school and teachers by purchasing a shirt today!!!

One of the best ways to show your student that education is important to you, is by volunteering at their school. There are lots of different ways to contribute your time, support and resources.

Please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form below to help us match your interests with the school's needs (such as Staff Appreciation, Concessions, Fundraising or School Dances).

CeVMS Volunteer Interest Form

This does NOT commit you to anything other than possibly receiving emails when we need help in your areas of interest.

Beginning the 2024-25 school year, PTA Memberships will be completed and paid directly from the Texas PTA site.

For further Information, please visit Memberships.

All events at Cedar Valley can be found on the Cedar Valley Master Calendar.

Did you know that you can add the Cedar Valley Master Calendar to your calendar? Simply click on this link to access it and add it to your calendar!

Visit our Cedar Valley PTA Online Store to make donations and purchase your Cedar Valley merchandise at our one stop shop! Merchandise will be back online shortly.

To join PTA, click here. We're happy to have you on board!

Vision: Fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners

Website: https://cedarvalley.roundrockisd.org/
Location: 8139 Racine Trail, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-428-2300
Facebook: facebook.com/rrisd.cedarvalley
Twitter: @cevmsjags

Front Office Staff

Administrative Associate - Principal's Office: Ms. Cristol Alvarez, 512-428-2316

Administrative Assistant - Counseling Office: Ms. Marilyn Beal, 512-428-2348

Attendance: Ms. Dana Harrison, 512-428-2305

Receptionist: Ms. Allison Samuelson, 512-428-2301

Registrar: Ms. Vicky Escruceria, 512-428-2315

Counselors

6th Grade Counselor: Ms. Gabrielle Kerr

7th Grade Counselor: Ms. Heather Mills

8th Grade Counselor: Ms. Elizabeth Guidry

Administration

Principal: Ms. Larissa Ortiz

6th Grade Assistant Principal: Ms. Jennifer Bingham

7th Grade Assistant Principal: Mr. Marc Scott

8th Grade Assistant Principal: Mr. Andrew Carroll

Nurse Clinic

Campus Nurse: Nurse Mina Shimomura

Records Specialist: Ms. Kristie_Rocheleau